Machine for assembling cartridges in clips.



PATENTED NOV. '7, 1905.

0. M. LISSAK. MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING CARTRIDGES IN CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.21, 1904.

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7 0. M. LISSAK. MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING CARTRIDGES IN CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.21,1904.

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No. 804,018. PATENTED NOV. '7, 1905 0. M. LISSAK. MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING CARTRIDGES IN CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1904.

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APPLIUATION FILED SEPT.21, 1904.

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No. 804,018. PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905. 0. M. LISSAK.

MACHINE FUR ASSBMBLING CARTRIDGES IN CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED 8EPT.21, 1904.

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INVENTO/i M 94. (Mob fl 'W F 4 14 7 ORii IUND M. LXSSAK, OF WESTPOINT, NPYW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

FOR ASSEEt'iEBLiNG CARTRiDGES IN CLiFS.

Patented. Nov. '7', 1905.

Application filed Septemher 21,1904. Serial No. 225,312.

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" citizen of the United tit-ates, residing at Westpoint. count oi Orange, and State of New York. have invented a new and uset'ul improvement in iiiachines for Assemhiing Cartridges in Clips. of which the following is a full, clear. and exact description, reference heing had to the accompanying drawings. which form a part ol thisspecification.

The ohjcct oli my invention is to provide a machine which will :mtomutically insert. and secure a. plurality of cartridges in a eii p so that they may he trai'isported in groups ol cartridges and may housed in service in that manner.

i will first descrihe the OHl JOtlllUO/Ht of my ii'ivention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then point out the invention in the claims.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan. part in section. Fig. is a side ciei ation, partinsection. is an end elevatioinpart in section. Fig. i is a detail section on line & ol Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. l) is a detail section on line 6 Got Fig. 1. Fig. T is a detail section on line 7 Tot Fig. 1. Fig. Bisadetail, partin section. 9 is adotail view. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of clip assemhled ready to receive cartridges. Fig. 11 is a partial end elevation of Fig. 8.

The-clip in which the cartridges are to be assembled consists of the hotly portion A, which is provided with internal thmges adapted to enter the grooves in the head of the cartridge. and a spring-liar .Lt', against which the heads of the cartridges rest. and by means of which the contact. of the groove and the flange is i'tnzintained. this spring portion having the projecting tongues (1. which when the cartridge is assembled in the clip are bent down over the head into the groove of the cartridge. The exterior side walls of the body of the clip also havc lugs a, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. The purpose of my niacl inc is to automatically move this clip in place UVl a series of cartridges and turn th tongues at the end oi the spriugsove against and within the groove in the head of the car tridge. The machine illustrated in the drawings by which this accoi'nplished is as follows: (.1 is a tzihle having a plurality of slots C", each slot adapted to contain, contiguous to each other, a plurality of cartridges inserted therein with their heads projeetingnpi l l l l ward heyond the slot. as shown in Fig. 6. (I is a vertici 1 rod' projecting from the bed plate G ol' the maehinc. rod is the sleeve C, upon v. hich the table is supported. At the lower end of this sleeve and secured so as to r volve therewith is the ratchet-wheel U. U i a pawl operatingihis ratchet-wheel. This pawl is pivoted to a bar or slide supported in a groove C in the lied-plate of the machine. Connected to this slide or bar U is the crank C", connected to the main shaft l) ol the machine. This main shaft is rotated h v the pulle l), operated by a helt (not shown) from a. source of power. (Not shown.)

As ma he seen. in the rotation of the shaft 1) the pawl U is moved forward and hackward. in the forward movement moving the table a certain distance, and during the period oi the retraction of the pawl the table remains at rest, so therefore the tahle mores during one-half the rotation of thcshat't and remains at rest during the other salt of the rotation.

in order to maintain the table positiwly locked during the retraction of the pawl. i provid the following mechanism: (in the lower fa e of the tahl :11" a Stl i N of -.rilices 1 into which the end of a p voted dog it 's adapted to cuter. This dog i5 is pivoted at 1" and ha the tailpiece f contacting with the cum on the main shuit I). This cam is of such construction that in one portion of its movemcnt it witlulraws thc dog E from the orilice while in another portion of its move-- ment it allows a spring I, connected to said tailpiece Hito force the dog into the detent or orilice c. The cam is so placed on the shaft that it operates to release the dog during the forward movement of the pawl and allows the spring to hold the dog in ctmnecti'on with the orilice during the retracting movement of tl -e pawl.

The orifices or detents w, like the grooves C, are placed around the table a distance apart equal to the movement of the table under the action of the pawl upon the ratchet.

F is a hopper having an open bottom and supported upon the laid-plate F of the-unachine so that its bottom is above the bedplnte F a distance equal to the thickness of a clip. 'lhis lied-plate F has notches to 1'0 ceive the walls of the clip. l ow his hedpla'te F are mounted whati term the assemhling-pllingers, by means of which plunger 1. force a clip so t-hut it wiii surround the heads urronnding.this

of a group of cartridges in line with it. There are two plungers, one made up of the parts F and F*, the other of the parts F and F F is a groove in the bed-plate F, in the walls of which are longitudinal grooves f The plunger part 1: has the tongues or projections f wliichrest in the grooves f These grooves f are parallel to the radial line of the table.- The part F has a cut-away portion F, in which one end of a lever F rests. The part F has a cut-away portion in which the 'part F rests. The part F is connected to a supplemental slide F by means of the screws F and the parts F -has the pin F, adapted to enter slots F in the part F The part F is connected to part F by screws F. The part B has at its forward end at one side the projections f f, spaced apart to strike the end of the clip between the projecting springtongue.

F is a rock-shaft supported in bearings formed on lugs f f, projecting from part F The pin f connected to this rock-shaft,

passes through an orifice f in the part F Connected to the top of the pin F is the overhang f, con'nected to a plunger f guided in the slide F having the overhang.

' portion Which isin line with the cams f and f at or near each end of the travel of the plunger parts. When the plunger parts are in their retracted position, the portion F of the plunger is in contact with the lefthand wall of the orifice formed in the portion F and pin F is freed from the part F. In the initial movementof the plunger the parts F 7 and F move together until the portion F strikes the v right-hand wall of the orifice, the portions F I and F remaining at rest.

In this manner the part F will tilt the pinf, rocking the shaft F The projection F" will also in this movement pass beyond the cam f so that when the part F has reached'the limit of its free movement in its slot the pin F"- will enter the slot f and the parts F and F will then also move with the parts F and F". In the forward movement of these parts together the projection F strikes the forward cam f, the pin F will then be lifted out of the slot or orifice f so that the parts F and ll in their initial rearward movement will have a movement "free from the parts I and F thedistance which the part F can move in its groove.

This free movement continues until the mo- 17 I ,o ectlon- F passes down the forward camf",

when the pin F will again enter an orifice F in the slide F, and the parts F, F, F,

wits slide.

and F will move together until the rear cam is reached, when the pin will be released from The initial forward movement of the parts F and F free from parts F and F causes part I to act on pin f and rock shaft I in one direction. The initial free rearward movement of parts I and F pro.-

duces a reverse action on shaft F. g The rockshatt F carries an arm F which has indeism in the following manner:

pendent ears or lugs E, which are adapted to enter betweenthe lugs a a projecting from the side walls of the body of the clip.

Movement is given to the plunger mechan- The lever F, as before' described, is pivoted at its lower end 0 to the bed of the machine. Intermedially it is pivotally connected with a rod 0, which rod 0 is connected to or forms a projection from an eccentric-strap O surrounding an eccentric O on the main shaft, which eccentric 'is so placed on the shaft as to give a forward movement to the lever While the table is at rest and a retracted movement while the machine is in motion.

When the parts just described are in their retracted position, the lower clip in the hopper isin line with the part F, so that its pro-, jecting portions f andf are on opposite sides of the projecting tongue of the spring. When motion is initally given to the plunger mechanism, a clip which is in line with .the projecting portion is moved forward, the parts F and F having a certain free move ment independent of .the parts F and F tilt the lever- E, which, so far as the initial clip is concerned, has no effect. A further movement of the parts together forces the initial clip into alinement with the initial retracted position of thelever F. In the next for-' he pushed forward, and the lugs on the lever F will lie between the lugs on the exterior of the 'wall of the first-mentioned clip and pull it forward, the pin' F being released near the end of the stroke, as before described. On the returnstroke ofv the parts the rock-shaft will be tilted in the opposite direction, releasing the projections from the lever F from between he lugs on the clip.

In practice tl'ieintermittent motion of the table is such that when the table is at rest one, of the orifices G is in line of travel of the clips under the influence of the plunger mechanism. The operation then. is as above described, the clip being forced by the plunger mechanism in line with the retracted position of the lever F and'on the subsequent forward movement of the plunger mechanism this clip is grasped by the lever F and carried over the heads of the cartridges and the flange in the clip enters the grooves in the heads of the cartridges. F is a fixed guide in line of travel of the clips under the'action of the plunger mechanism and positively guides the clips in line with the heads of the cartridges.

In order to prevent with certainty the parts F and If" moving with the parts F and F, as

described, I provide the following construc-' tlon: Connected to the part F is a leaf-spring I, the outer ends of which areprovided with the shoes 0, which bear against the undersul face ofthe bed-plate F so that the}. part F and through it the part F is prevented from moving by frictional contact of the part F with the part F I turn the tongues at the end of the clip spring at right angles to their initial position in the following manner: G is a rock-shaft supported upon a bracket G from the frame of the machine. Upon this rock-shaft are the pivotedarms G G and G. The arm (1" has a depending portion G in line with the end of the part F near its outermost position. Connected to the arm G are two vertical cams G, which are adapted in their movement to pass on opposite ends of the clip, striking the projecting tongues of the spring. Connected to the arm G is a spring Gr. When the plunger mechanism reaches nearly its outermost position that is, when the lever F has moved the clip in cooperative relation with the group of cartridges-the end of said part F strikes the end G of the lever G rocking the arm 6", moving its cams G vertically, and striking the tonguesor projections from the spring and moving them at right angles. The lastmentioned mechanism is placed beyond the first-mentioned mechanism the distance of the movement of-the table.

i bend the'projecting tongue over the head into the groove of the cartridge in the following manner: In the intermittent movementof the table beyond the position where the clip is placed upon the cartridges and the tongues bent over 1 have in the frame of the machine in line with opposite ends of the groove C two wedge-cams H and H in line with the depending ends or tongues of the spring, and in the movement of the table the depending ends of the spring strike these wedge-shaped cams H and H, and the spring is bent into-the groove of the cartridge.

The next step in my machine is the removal of the clip with its contained cartridges from the groove C and its delivery into a chute. This occurs at a portion of the table beyond where the clips have been placed on the car tridges and the projecting tongues of the spring bent into the grooves in the heads of the cartridge. 1. accomplish this in the following mannerr J is a spindle having an exterior groove or splineway 7', in which rests a feather or spline j of a sleeve J. This sleeve is secured by a flange f in the bearings J. This sleeve has a pin 7' which works in a detent in the rod J", working in bearings J on the bed-plate of the machine, in which bearings it can slide. A spring J normally holds the rod J in its retracted po sition. A pincontacting with the lug J", limits the retracted movement of the bar J. Projecting from the bar .l is a lug J, which contacts with a cam J on the main shaft of the machine. This cam gives the bar an intermittent movement and is so timed to give this intermittent movement while the table is in motion.

The lower end of the spindle J has the collars K K, between which rests the bifurcated end of the arm K The arm K is pivoted at K and has at its opposite end cord 1? and weight K. In contact with the arm is a cam L on the shaft of the machine which mtvew the arm in one position of the cam against the weight, while the weight moves the arm in the opposite direction. The cam is so adjusted and constructed that these movements both take place while the table is at rest. I

At the upper end of the spindle J is the projecting arm M, carrying thedependingspringplates M, spaced apart the width of the clip, and-provided with orifices 11/, adapted to engage the projccting lugs a? on the outer walls of the cartridge-clip. This arm M and the frame M are located in the machine, so that one'of the orifices C will be in line with the plates M when the table is at rest, which, as may be seen by the drawings, is beyond the point where the clips are placed upon the cartridges and the tongues bent in position. As before described, the vertical movement given to the spindle is given while the'tablc is at rest. Under the action of the cam the spindle descends against the action of theweight, engaging the orifices m with the lugs on the clip. The cam then releases the lever, and the weight lifts the spindle, the plate, and with it the clip and contained cartridges, free from the orifices (1'. The table then moves forward, and a swinging movement is given to the spindle, as before. described, which causes the spindle, with its clip and contained cartridges, to swing. in swinging the lower ends of the cartridges strike the projecting end of the chute N, which releases the cartridge clip from the plate, and the clip and cartridges fall down the chute.

Having now fully described my invention, whatl claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent. is-- 1. In a machine for assembling cartridges in a clip, in combination, a plunger, a second plunger having a cut-away portion in which a portion of the first plunger rests and has a limited free movement, means to reciprocate said first plunger, a clip-engaging device carried by the second plunger, connection between the plungers whereby, in the initial movement of the first plunger in one direction, said device is moved into operative position and in the initial movement inthe opposite direction is moved out of operative position, a pin adapted to connect the two plungers, and a cam at each end of the travel together of said plungers adapted to engage and disengage said pin connection.

2. In a machine for assembling cartridges in a clip, in combination, a plunger, a guide arranged to hold the clip in line with said plunger, a clip-engaging device carried by said plunger, a second plunger, means to reciprocate said plungers, connection between said plungers whereby the second plunger has an initial movement in each direction independent of the first plunger, and means during said initial movement in one direction to bring said clip-engaging device into operative position and in the other direction out of operative position, whereby a clip is first moved by the clip-engaging portion of the first plunger in line with the clip-engaging device of the said plunger. I

3. In a machine for assembling cartridges in a clip, in combination, a support adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, a guide,

adapted to contain clips, in line with the heads of said cartridges, a plunger carrying a clipengaging device, means to move said clip -engaging device into operatlve position to enof saidcartridges, a plunger carrying a clip engaging device, means to move said clip-engaglng dev1ce.1nto operative position to engage a clip in said guide, means to move said plunger forward to carr-y the clip across the heads of the cartridges, means to release said clip-engaging device at the extreme forward movement of the plunger, and means to return said clip-engaging device to its initial position.

5. 'In a machine for assembling cartridges in Y a clip, in combination, a support adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, a guide,

I adapted to contain clips, in line with the heads clip across the heads of the cartridges.

of the cartridges, a plunger having a clip-engaging portion to move said clips, said plunger having a clip-engaging device, in advance of the engaging portion of said plunger, a second plunger and connection between said plungers, whereby the second plunger has an initial movement independent of the first plunger, means to move said clip-engaging device 'into'operative position to engage a clip in said guide, and means to move said plungers forward to carry the clips across the heads of the cartridges, whereby the first plunger moves a clip in line with clip-engaging device and the clip-engaging device positively carries the 6. In amachinefor assembling cartridges in a clip, in combination, a support adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, a guide, adapted to contain clips, in line with the heads of the cartridges, a plunger having a clip-en gaging portion, said plunger having a clipengaging deyice, in advance of the engaging portion of said plunger, a second plunger and connection between said plungers whereby the second plunger has an initial movement independent of the first plunger, means to move said clip-engaging device into operative position to engage a clip in said guide, means to move said plunge'rdforward to carry the clips across the heads of the cartridges, means to release said-clip-engaging device at-the extreme forward position of the first plunger and means to return said clip-engaging device to its initial position, whereby the first plunger moves a clip in line with clip-engaging device and the clip-engaging device positively carries the clip across the heads of the car-. tridges. v

7. In a machine for-assembling cartridges, in a clip, in combination,'a plunger, a rock-shaft supported thereby, an arm carried by said rock-shaft,. ears or lugs spaced apart on said arm and adapted to' enter between lugs on a clip, a pin projecting from said rock-shaft, a second plunger, an orifice in said plunger in which said pin rests and connection between said plungers whereby initially the second plunger has a limited movementindependent 5 I of'the first plunger, whereby initially the shaft is rocked and the arm brought into operative or inoperative position.

8. In a'machine for assembling cartridges in a clip, in combination, a guide adapted 'to contain clips having projecting lugs,a plunger, means to reciprocate said plunger in line-with said clips, a rock-shaftsuppo'rted by said plunger, an arm carried by said rock-shaft, ears or lugs spaced upon said arm and adapted to enter between the lugs on said clip, a pin projecting from said rock-shaft, a second plunger, there being an orifice in said second plunger in which said pin rests and connection between said plungers whereby initially the second plunger has a limited movement independ ent of the first plunger, whereby initially the shaft is rocked and the arm brought into op" erative or inoperative position.

9. In a machine of the character described, 5 in combination, aplunger havinga rock-shaft, a clip-engaging device carried by said rockshaft, a pin projecting from said. shaft, a second plunger, an orifice in said plunger in which said pin rests and connections between said plungers whereby the second plunger has a limited movement independent of the first plunger whereby initially the shaft is rocked and the clip-engaging device moved into operative or inoperative, positiimg 10. In a machine of the character'despi-ibed, in combination, a guide adapted to iiontaiu clips, a plunger, means to reciprocate said plunger in line with said clips,a rock-shaft supported by said plunger, a clip-engaging 120 device carried by the rock-shaft, a pin projecting from said rock-shaft, a second plunger, there being an orifice in the second plunger in which said pin rests, and connection between said plungers, whereby initial lyfthe sec- 5 ond plunger has a limited movementi ependent of the first plunger, whereby initially the shaft is rocked and the clip-engaging device moved into operative or inoperative position. 11. In combination, a tablehavingslots each 3 and said table and plunger adapted respec- 1 tively to give said table an intermittent rotary movement and the plunger an intermittent reciprocating movement, the connections being so arranged to give each a movement when movement of said plunger,

mittently return said clip-engaging device to the other is at rest.

12. Incombmatiomatable,havmgslotseach adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges,

a guide, adapted to contain clips, in line with the heads of the cartridges in one position of l l a the orifice during the movement in the other direction.

15. In amaohine of the character described, in combination, two reciprocating plungers, adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose described, a pin carried by one plun- I ger and orilicesin the other plunger, said pin the table, a plunger having a clipengaging i a slot in said table adapted to support a pluportion adapted to move said clips, a clip-en gaging device carried by said plunger in advance of the clip-engaging portion of said plunger, a second plunger, connection between said plungers whereby the iirst plunger has an initial movement inde plunger, means interi'nitteutly to move said clip-cngaging device into operative position to engage a clip in said guide, means interpendent of the second 1 mittently to move said plungers forward to of a clip, means to give said arm a downward,

carry the clips across the heads of the cartridges, and means to intermittently rotate said table.

13. lncombination,atablehavingslotseach adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, a guide adapted to contain clips, in line with the heads of the cartridges in one position of the table, a plunger having a cli 'rengaging portion adapied to move said clip, a clip-engaging device, carried by said plunger in advance of the clip-engaging portion of said plunger, a second plunger,connection between said plungers, whereby the first plunger has an initial movement independent of the second plunger, means to intermittently move said clip-engaging device into operative position to engage a clip in said guide, means to intermittently move said plungers forward to carry the clips across the heads of the cartridges, means to intermittently release said clip-engaging device at the extreme forward means to interits initial position, and means to intermittently rotate said table.

14.. In a machine of the character described, in combination, two reciprocating plungers, adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose described, a pin carried by one plunger and orifices in the other plunger in which said pin is adapted to rest, cams, one adjacent to each end of the path of movement of the .plunger, said cams being arranged to release the pin from an orilice during the movement in one direction and to allow said pin to enter having an overhang, a plunger connected to said overhang, cams, one ad acent to each end of the path of movement of the plunger in line with the overhang portion, said cams being arranged to release the pin from an orifice during the movement of the plunger in one direction and allowing said pinito enter 2th,.

orifice during the movement in the other direction.

16. In a machine of the character and for the purpose described, in combination, a table, means to give said table a rotary movement,

rality ot' cartridges assembled in a clip provided with depending tongues, wedge-shaped cams in lines of travel of opposite end of said slot and adapted in the movement of the table to be struck by said tongues.

17. In a machine of the character described, as a means'of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, an arm, depending spring-plates, spaced apart the width upward and a swinging movement, and a fixed piece in line of movement of the cartridges carried by the plate in its swinging movement.

18. In a machine of the character described, as a means of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, a device adapted to engage the assembled cartridges, means to give said device successively a downward, upward and a swinging movement, and a fixed device in line with and adapted in the swinging movement of the device to be struck by the cartridges and release the assembled cartridges from said device.

19. 111 a machine of the character described, as a means of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, a spindle supported so as to move vertically and oscillate, an engaging-device carried by said spindleand adapted to engage the clip and assembled cartridges, means to give said spindle a movement up and down, and means to oscillate said spindle.

20. In a machine of the character described, as a means of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, a spindle supported so as to move vertically and oscillate, an engaging device carried by said spindle and adapted to engage the clip and assembled cartridges, means to give said spindle successively a vertical movemcntand to oscillate said spindle.

21. In amachine of the character described, as a means of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, a spindle supported so as to move vertically and oscillate,

spring-plates spaced apart the width of the clip carried by said spindle and adapted to engage the clip and assembled cartridges, means to give said spindle a vertical movement up and down, and means to oscillate said spindle.

22. In a machine of the character described, as a means of removing the cartridges assembled in the clips, in combination, a spindle supported so as to move vertically and oscillate, spring-plates spaced apart the width of the clip carried by said spindle and adapted to engagethe clip and assembled cartridges, means to give said spindle successively a vertical movement up anddown, and to oscillate said spindle.

23. In a machine for the purpose, of assembling cartridges in a clip', in combination, a table provided with a slot adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, aguide, adapted to contain a clip in line with the heads of the cartridges, and mechanism to force the clip over the heads of the cartridges.

24. Ina machine for the purpose of assembling cartridges in a clip, provided with projecting tongues, in combination, a rotary table provided with a slot adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force aclip" upon the heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turn the projecting tongues at right angles, said mechanisms being supported in position to act successively with respect to the cartridges in the slot, on the rotation of the table, means to operatesaid mechanisms, and means to rotate the table.

25. In a machine for the purpose of assembling cartridges in a clip, provided with projecting tongues, in combination, a rotary table' provided with a slot adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force a clip upon the heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turn the projecting tongues at right angles, said mechanisms being supported in position to act successively with respect to the cartridges in the slot, on the rotation of the table, mechanism intermediate of the clip-discharging mechanism and tongue bending mechanism to force said tongues into the grooves in the heads of the cartri .lges, means to operate said mcchanisn'is and means to rotate said table.

26. In a machine for the purpose of assem- 'bling cartridges, in a clip, in combination, a rotary table provided with a pluralityof slots each adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, a' guide adapted to contain clips in line with said slots in the table, successively, at the dwell oi the table, and means to force a clip over the cartridges during the dwell of the table.

27. In a machine for'the purpose of assembling cartridges in a-clip provided with projecting tongues, in combinathm, a rotary table provided with a plurality of slots, each adaptedto contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force a clip upon the heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turn the projecting tongues at right angles,said mechanisms being supported to act successively with respect to the cartridges in a slot and simultaneously with respect to the cartridges in successive slots, means to cause said mechanisms to act simultaneously, and means to rotate said table.

28. Ina machine for the purpose of assembling cartridges in a clip, provided with projecting tongues, in combination, a rotary table provided with a plurality of slots, each adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force a clip upon the heads of i the cartridges, mechanism to turn the projecting tongues at right angles, said mechanisms being supported in position to act successively with respect to the cartridges in a slot, and simultaneously with respec to the cartridges in successive slots, means to operate said mechanisms, and means to rotate said table.

29. In a machine for the purpose of assembling cartridges in a clip provided with projecting tongues, in combination, a rotary table provided with a plurality of slots, each adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force a clip upon the" heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turnthe projecting tongues at right angles, mechanisms to force said tongues into the grooves in the heads of the cartridges,said meehanismsbeingsupported to actsim ultaneously with respect to the cartridges in successive slots, and successively with respect to thecartridges in a slot and means to cause said mechanisms to act.

30'. In a machine for the purpose of assembling cartridges in a clip, provided with project ing tongues, in combination, arotary table provided with a plurality of slots adapted to contain a plurality of cartridges, mechanism to force a clip upon the heads of the car-' tridges, mechanism to turn the projecting tongues at right angles, mechanism to force said tongues into the grooves in theheads of the cartridges, mechanism adapted to remove said assembled cartridges from the table, said mechanisms being supported to act succesthe cartridges, mechanism to remove the clip and contained cartridges adjacent to theslot at a subsequent position of the table, and

means to operate said mechanisms during the' dwell of the table.

In a machine for the purpose of assem- IIO bling and securing cartridges in a clip, in com- 33. In a machine ed to receive a plurality of cartridges, means to give said table a stepby-step movement, mechanism, adjacent to the slot in one position of the table, to force a clip over the heads of the cartridges, mechanism, adjacent to the slot at another position of. the table, to force down'the clip-tongues, mechanism. adjacent to the slot at a third position of the table, to remove the clip and contained cartridges, and means to operate said mechanisms during the dwellof thetable. I

for the purpose of assembling and securing cartridgesin a clip, in combination, a table provided with a slot adapted to receive a plurality of cartridges, means to give said table a step-by-step movement, mechanism, adjacent to theslot in one position of the table, to force a clip over the heads of the cartridges, mechanism, adjacent to theslot at another position of the table, to force down the clip-tongues, mechanism, adjacent to the slot at a third position of the table, 'to remove the clip and contained cartridges, means to operate said mechanisms during the dwell of the'table, and a device in line with the clip, in the movement of the table between the tongue-turning mechanism and the discharging mechanism to bend inward the tongue into the groove in the cartridge-head.

34. In a machine for the purpose of assembling'and securing cartridges in a clip, in combination, a table provided with a plurality of slots spaced apart, each adapted to receive a plurality of cartridges, means to give said table a step-by-step movement the distance between slots, mechanism to force a clip over the heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turn the tongues of the clip downward, and mechanism to remove the clip and contained cartridges, said mechanisms being adjacent to the table and spaced apart the distance between slots, and means to'simultaneously op-' erate said mechanisms during the dwell of the table.

35. In a machine for the purpose of assembination, a table provided with a plurality of slots, spaced-apart, each adapted to receive a plurality of cartridges, means to give said table a step-by-step movement the distance between slots, mechanism to force a clip over the heads of the cartridges, mechanism to turn the tongues of the clip downward, and mech-' anism to remove the clip and contained car-- tridges, said mechanisms being adjacent to the table-and spaced apart the distance between slots, means tosimultaneously operate said mechanisms during the dwell of the table, and a device in line with the clip in the movement-of the table,- between the tonguetnrning mechanism and thedischarging mechanisn1,adapted to bend inward the tongue into the groove in the cartridge-head.

In testimony of which invention I have herebling and securing cartridges in' a clip, in com- 7 unto set my hand, at West Point, on this 2d day of'September, 1904.

ORMOND M. LISSAK. Witnesses:

WM. WARD, F. W. Con. 

